Posts by Debra Legg
Eight Morton & Gettys attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 21, 2025Eight Morton & Gettys attorneys are being honored in a wide range of practice areas in the newest edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers:…
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Best Lawyers recognizes 34 Robinson Gray attorneys in its 2026 edition
August 21, 2025Best Lawyers in America® is honoring 34 Robinson Gray attorneys for 2026 – with 26 named to the main list and eight on its Ones to Watch List. “It’s an…
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Lourie and Alleyne both named by Best Lawyers in America for 2026
August 21, 2025Both members of Lourie Law Firm are being named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their practice in Columbia. They made the list in two…
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Once again, Best Lawyers honors five Bluestein Attorneys
August 21, 2025Best Lawyers in America® has again named four Bluestein Attorneys to its 2025 Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another to its “Ones to Watch” list. One of the four…
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Ten attorneys at Callison Tighe honored by Best Lawyers in 2026 edition
August 21, 2025Ten lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are being named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Columbia. Here are the eight who were named to…
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Best Lawyers honors three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys for 2026
August 21, 2025The Best Lawyers in America® is honoring three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys in its 2026 edition – each of them in multiple practice areas. Here they are with their office…
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SMITH | ROBINSON’s Murrell Smith named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 21, 2025Of the three attorneys at SMITH | ROBINSON recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one stands out in particular – G. Murrell Smith Jr. He…
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SC Biz News announces 2025 Empowering Women and Most Influential Leaders award winners
August 13, 2025SC Biz News has selected Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as a 2025 Empowering Women Award honoree. Empowering Women Awards shine a light on companies and organizations that have…
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Mike Tighe, cofounder of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, retires after more than half a century of distinguished service
August 13, 2025In 1971, Michael W. Tighe and the late Preston Callison started the law firm that still bears their names. It started as a real estate firm and grew into a…
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Three at Bluestein attorneys named to Legal Elite of the Midlands
August 13, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named three Bluestein Attorneys to its “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list for 2025. The list, based on a vote of active attorneys in the area,…
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Harry Dixon named to “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for 2025
August 12, 2025Callison Tighe attorney Harry Dixon is being recognized in the 2025 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for his work in civil litigation. Mr. Dixon, whose practice includes civil…
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7 at Burnette Shutt &McDaniel included in new “Legal Elite” edition
August 4, 2025Seven attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel have earned honors in a variety of practice areas in the latest edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” Three attorneys were recognized…
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A dozen Robinson Gray attorneys named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2025 Legal Elite
August 1, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named 12 Robinson Gray attorneys to its annual “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list—an increase from last year’s 11. Selected through a vote by local practicing…
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Two experienced Rock Hill attorneys join Frost Echols
August 1, 2025Two experienced York County attorneys have joined Frost Echols to expand the firm’s civil litigation practice. Frost Echols has a national practice focusing on creditors’ rights and collection defense with…
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Rothstein joins Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
July 24, 2025David E. Rothstein, a South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in employment and labor law, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel as its newest partner. Rothstein has devoted his career…
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Michaela Sewell joins Robinson Gray as associate
July 24, 2025Attorney Michaela R. Sewell has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. Michaela’s practice will be focused on workers’ compensation, representing employers and insurance carriers across a range of claims.…
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Lizzie Madden joins Hobbs Group Advisors as client services associate
July 24, 2025Elizabeth Madden, a recent graduate of Converse University, has joined Hobbs Group Advisors as a client services associate. Hobbs Group Advisors, LLC, a financial planning and wealth management firm, is…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored as a top women-led law firm
July 21, 2025“South Carolina Lawyers Weekly” is listing Burnette Shutt & McDaniel among the top women-led law firms in the state. “In the Lead: Best Women-Led Law Firm,” the special section honoring…
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Lee Cope named to 2025 medical malpractice lawyers Power List
July 21, 2025Lee D. Cope, a partner with Parker Law Group, has been named to the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Medical Malpractice Lawyers Power List. He is profiled in a special…
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La’Jessica Stringfellow begins term as President of SC Bar Young Lawyers Division
July 3, 2025La’Jessica Stringfellow, a lawyer at Robinson Gray law firm, has started her term as President of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division. Her term will run for one calendar…
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Mekong Memoirs: Come hear the story of a Vietnam veteran from South Carolina
July 1, 2025Glen Inabinet was a bit farther along in life, a bit more mature, than the average draftee who went to Vietnam. He was an old married man of 25, and…
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Robinson Gray’s Molly Campolong honored among South Carolina’s Women in Business
June 25, 2025Robinson Gray Member Molly Campolong has been recognized by Integrated Media Publishing as part of their 2025 statewide list of Women in Business. This annual list from the publishers of…
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Adam Johnston joins Robinson Gray as associate
June 16, 2025Attorney Adam Johnston has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. He will practice on the firm’s business team and focus primarily on tax, corporate and business planning, estate…
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Griffin Humphries founders recognized in Super Lawyers in America 2025 Edition
June 3, 2025Griffin Humphries founding members James M. Griffin and Badge Humphries are included in the 2025 edition of “Super Lawyers,” a peer-reviewed directory of the nation’s leading attorneys . James M.…
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Free lecture on the Battle of Bunker Hill, 250 years later
May 29, 2025There were more Revolutionary War battles fought in South Carolina than anywhere else, but we have to admit that there were SOME significant fights elsewhere. And the 250th anniversary of…
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The Battle of Camden, as explained by a ‘redcoat’
May 13, 2025Books have been written about war since writing was invented. In the 1890s, Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage initiated a new way to tell such stories. Rather than…
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Innovative waste management business — Crushr, a mobile dumpster compactor — comes to Columbia market
May 7, 2025Crushr, the mobile waste compaction service helping companies reduce trips to the landfill and cut operational costs, has officially launched out of Columbia, South Carolina. Crushr is a state-of-the-art, proprietary…
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McDaniel listed among Influential Women of Law honorees
April 30, 2025Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Kathleeen McDaniel is among this year’s recipients of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s “Influential Women of Law” award. The annual program recognizes attorneys for their service…
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Bluestein, Newton and Sullivan all recognized again by SC Super Lawyers in 2025
April 29, 2025A tradition of excellence was again recognized this year by South Carolina Super Lawyers®, as three partners at Bluestein Attorneys made the rating service’s 2025 list: • Marti Bluestein, who…
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Seven from Burnette Shutt & McDaniel included in 2025 Super Lawyers
April 29, 2025Seven attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, including all the firm’s partners, are listed in the 2025 edition of “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars.” The seven also are honored in…
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Eight Parker Law Group attorneys recognized by S.C. Super Lawyers for 2025
April 29, 2025Six Parker Law Group attorneys were named to the 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list, while two others made the rating service’s annual “Rising Stars” list. Here are the six…
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Carroll included in latest edition of “Super Lawyers”
April 29, 2025ROCK HILL, SC – Beverly A. Carroll, an attorney at Morton & Gettys, is included in the latest list of South Carolina “Super Lawyers,” marking the sixth consecutive year she…
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Two SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys honored by S.C. Super Lawyers for 2025
April 29, 2025South Carolina Super Lawyers has honored two members of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, Murrell Smith and Shanon Peake, in its 2025 lists. Smith was named to the latest list…
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SC Super Lawyers 2025 honors 19 Robinson Gray attorneys
April 29, 2025An even dozen attorneys with Robinson Gray law firm were named to the 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list. Among them, Member Betsy Gray was once again singled out for…
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South Carolina Super Lawyers recognizes five Callison Tighe attorneys for 2025
April 29, 2025Five Callison Tighe & Robinson attorneys have been recognized by South Carolina Super Lawyers® for 2025. These attorneys continue to bring distinction to the firm, each having been recognized in…
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Free admission to the museum for military and families, thanks to Blue Star
April 28, 2025The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum seizes upon every opportunity to honor those who have served in uniform. That certainly includes those serving now – and their…
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Veteran ‘Tunnel Rat’ will tell his story at Lexington County Library branch – May 2
April 24, 2025On May 2, the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s Noon Debrief series of free lectures will debut in a new location. And it will be a particularly…
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Learn about the struggles of a Montagnard soldier who settled in South Carolina
April 24, 2025We all remember – if we’re old enough – the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975, particularly the image of that helicopter trying to evacuate people from a rooftop.…
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Robinson Gray’s Stringfellow receives law school’s Silver Compleat Lawyer Award
April 18, 2025La’Jessica Stringfellow, an associate attorney at Robinson Gray law firm, was honored with the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s Silver Compleat Lawyer Award. She was…
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USC Law School gives alumnus Jon Robinson Gold Compleat Lawyer Award
April 18, 2025Jonathan M. Robinson, the managing member of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, was honored with the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s Gold Compleat Lawyer Award.…
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USC Law School gives alumnus Jon Robinson Gold Compleat Lawyer Award
April 8, 2025Jonathan M. Robinson, the managing member of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm, is to be honored with the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s Gold Compleat…
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Robinson Gray’s Stringfellow to receive law school’s Silver Compleat Lawyer Award
April 8, 2025La’Jessica Stringfellow, an associate attorney at Robinson Gray law firm, is to be honored with the University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law’s Silver Compleat Lawyer Award.…
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Kelly Morrow named fellow of College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
April 7, 2025Kelly Morrow, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been named a fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. Kelly was officially inducted at an April 5th dinner…
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Hear the full, true story of the Doolittle Raid, and the Midlands’ role in it
April 7, 2025You know about the Doolittle Raid – or at least, you should. On April 18, 1942 – just over four months after the Pearl Harbor attack – sixteen B-25B Mitchell…
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M16, which generations of American soldiers have carried into battle, discussed at next Noon Debrief
April 1, 2025The eight-shot, semiautomatic M1 Garand rifle got the American infantryman through both the Second World War and Korea. General George S. Patton called it “the greatest battle implement ever devised.”…
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Tammy Coghill joins ExecEd as director of business development
March 31, 2025Tammy Coghill, a widely experienced professional in the field, has joined the Darla Moore School’s Executive Education program as director of business development. Her job, a new position with ExecEd,…
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Come out for a special Saturday at the Relic Room. It will be revolutionary! March 29
March 25, 2025When did our country make itself independent from British rule? Was it when the “shot heard ’round the world” was fired at Lexington? Was it when John Hancock and 55…
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During the Revolution, South Carolina had its very own Navy
March 20, 2025You’ve heard of John Paul Jones, the first great hero of the United States Navy. But remember that in his heyday, there was no “U.S. Navy” as we think of…
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Kelly Crawford joins Palmetto State Bank as CFO
March 18, 2025Kelly Crawford is the new chief financial officer for Palmetto State Bank, a Lowcountry community bank that is now reaching out into South Carolina’s largest markets. He will be helping…
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William Buyck joins Columbia office of SMITH | ROBINSON law firm
March 18, 2025Attorney William P.A. Buyck III has joined SMITH | ROBINSON law firm in an Of Counsel capacity. He started with the firm in the Columbia office on Feb. 18, and…
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